Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)

A new documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.

Directors:

Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer

Writer:

Werner Herzog

Stars:

Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Simon Schaffer

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Werner Herzog	...	Self - Narrator
Clive Oppenheimer	...	Self - Interviewer
Simon Schaffer	...	Self
Jon Larsen	...	Self
Jan Braly Kihle	...	Self
Paul Steinhardt	...	Self
Laurence Garvie	...	Self
Meenakshi Wadhwa	...	Self
Nita Sahai	...	Self
Fátima Tec Pool	...	Self
Guy Consolmagno	...	Self
Donna Rohrer	...	Self
Joanna Bulger	...	Self
Mark Willman	...	Self
Rob Weryk	...	Self

Storyline

A new documentary from Werner Herzog about meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

religion | 

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Taglines:

Explore the meaning of falling stars, meteorites and deep impacts.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will mark the third collaboration between Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer after Into the Inferno (2016) and Encounters at the End of the World (2007).

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies and TV Shows Coming to Streaming in November 2020 (2020)

User Reviews

An interesting documentary, but not a very deep one

Tiff 2020 02

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

It's always a joy to listen to Werner Herzog as he goes through his subjects and narrates them and you can see his passion, his excitement for finding unique, hard to find little stories about science, about people around the world and to retell them through his filmmaking skills, to try to share that beautiful things he found in his journey.

However, this film is a bit formless and weak on structure and layout. Herzog and his co-director Clive Oppenheimer just go interview some knowledgeable people and scientists about asteroids and meteorites. There's no arc and momentum about this film, it's just a collection of interviews, locations and some information about meteorites. If you already have an interest about them, this is a must see for you, and if not, well, it's a watchable film but not a very deep or memorable one.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2020 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

Filming Locations:

Rajasthan, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

FILM srl, Sandbox Films (II), Spring Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos (Trailer Mixer)

Color:

Color